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Circular  : 
Conf  Pam  12mo  #367 


■CIRC"     ,AR. 

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Fellow- Citizens  and  Soldiers  of  the  44th  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict, composed  of  the  Counties  of  Watauga,  A  the 
Surry,  Alleghany,  and  Yadkin  :  • 

The  death  of  the  late  Gol.  SpEife,  whom  you  had  so  recent- 
ly honored  with  a  seat  in  the  Seiiate  of  the  m*xt  General  As- 
sembly of  North  Carolina,  canned  a  vacancy  itliicli  voli  are 
again  called  upon  to  fill,  on  ihe  27  li  of  the  p'e.-ey  nn>n  h.- — 
And  having  received  many  scaiei  fat  ions  horn  my  friends  of 
the  several  counties,  I  have  cone  nded  to  become  a  candidate 
to  till  said  vacancy.  Bnt  heing  a  farmer,  by  profession,  and 
never  l)efbre  having  aspired  hi  fiiblie  position,  I  am  <>f  neces- 
sity politically,  as  well  as  pers< 
the  voters  of  the  several  eounth 
And  finding  that  I  shall  nor  beai 
entire  district  in  the  short  time  i 


nally,  unknown  to  many  of 
!  of  ihis  Sena'o;  ial  District. 
le  to  canvass  thoroughfy  Hie 
iterveniug  he' ween  now  and 


the  day   of  election,  I  have    thought    ir    would    not  he  out  of 
place  to. publish  a  short  circular 
as  a  candidate;  and  also,  my  vi 
portaut  subjects  that  now  agitai 

I  was  a  Whig  of  the  Henry  Gay  s  amp — was  a  i  nion 
opposed  tri  and  (he  wn- ;  aln   now  a  conserva  ivi 


MUitainmg  my  announcement 

W8  on  a  few  of  the  more  im- 
he  public  mind 


and  in  favor  ofits  closing  at 


earliesi  pngsjhle  moment  lion- 
remCtidous  ai  my  of  invasion 

ling  our  own  a:  my  by  all  pro- 
>e    procured.      Umt  I  do  nor 

all  <>  her  wars —  hat  ii  must 


suojuga  ion  of  one  side  or 


orable  to  us.     As  there  is  now 
upoji  us,  I  am  in  favor  of 
per  means  jiniil  said   peace   ca 
consider  that  this  war  differs  fr< 
close  (if  close  ir  ever  i]nv>)  by 

the  other  ;  or  by  negotiation  ami  treaty.  Can  we  subjugate 
the  North?  If  we  cannot,  ihe;  will  buhjngate  us  if  the  war 
is  continued  sufficiently  long;  Then,  while  I  am  in  .favor  of 
sustaining  our  army  and  defeasing  out  homes.  I  am  in  favor 
of  opening  negotiations  at  ome  wi  h  the  U.  S  a  es  Govern- 
ment tor.  rh.e  purpose  of  stoppiig  \\\\^  imfortun'a  e,  unnecessa- 
ry and  cruel  war.  I  will  no.  ndica  e  he  plaif.il  may  be  li  St 
to  call  a  Convention  «.f  -.he  Southern  Sa  es*  or  of  all  the 
Blares,  but  whatever  will  rendo  ihesatibfac  orV  settlement  of 
this  difficulty,  I  assure  you  1  an  for. 

Fellow-citizens,  if  you  shall  see  proj>er,  in  the  goodness  of 
your  hearts,  to  elect  me  your  'epresen  a  ive,  I  will  leel  grate- 
ful to  you  for  the  honor  conferred,  and  pledge  myself  in  re- 
turn to  watch  your  wvvy  iuftrest,  ;hs  i;  is  always  the  duy  of 
a  faithful  servant  to  do,  and  n  do  eveiy  thing  thai  may  lie  in 
my  power  that  will  tend  to  y.ur  comfort  or  happiness. 

C.  BOIIANNOX. 
Buntmille,  Yadkin  Co.,  Oct.  12^  18o4. 


Hollinger  Corp. 
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